Paying-machine.



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PAYING MACHINE.

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PAYING MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES rATENT'oFFIoE.

NELSON C. 'OVAITT ND FRIEDRICH N. ROSENSTENGEL, GF DETROIT, MICHIGAN,

ASSIGNORS T0 IAYOGRAPH COMPANY t 0F MIC .":I IGAN.

, 0F DETRQIT, MICHIGAN. A CQRPORATION PAYING-MACHINE.

Specicaton qi Letters Patent.

meent-ea Jail. 2,3, 1917.

Application le'd November 17, 1914. Serial No. 872,624.

Iuseif'ul Improvements in ln ving-Machines,

ol which the followingn a sperihcation.

(lur invention relates to paying and reeording.:- machines` particularly to that class comprising coin holding mechanisnr and key-hoard mechanism associated tio cooperate therewith.

Amongv the inportant objects of the invention are.y to siniplil)v and improve. the ronslri-u-tions and operations of the rai-ions elol'ncnts .o produce e1-eater ellicienrvg to 4provide improved locking' merlmnism which is auti'mialitallv controlli-.d ln the ejection ol coins from the magazine compartments to permit loperation ot' the machine lmt which becomes oll'ertivoto automaticaIl v loci: the machine against further operation as soon as attempt. is made to eject `trom au empty magazine lcompartment: to provide improved ejectormembers for eiliciently eligaging willi and eje-ethicr coins during forward stroke but adapted to he ontirel)7 tree from the 'roinsjdnring restoring movement; to provide improved counter mechanism huilt into the machine and controlled duringforward movement ot' the selector' members: to indicate. :1nd to accumulate the amounts ejected: to provide improved means for readily unlocking, the machine for operation when the coin magamnes' are` empty wherebyft'he counter mechanisms vmay heoperated to' determine the numbers of oomsyof different .denominations necessary for meeting" certain sums: to provide im-` proved and simplified' means for setting back and restoring the counter mechanisms to zero indication; and in general to pro vide an improved andV simplified and more etiieient machineiof the character' referred t0. The va rions features of the invention will h e readily understood by referring to the .accompanying drawings in which-- Figure. .1 is a. front elevational View, Fig.

'2 is a. plan view,v Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan i view showing' particularly the arrangement of the selector hars `and latch bars, Fig. 4

`is a sectional View on plane 4-4, Fig-3, Fig. 5 is a front elevational view of a pay# ing machine key-board With the housing 'paying machine l'ey-board 9 thereoiE in section; Fig. 6 is an elevational view oi the keys and latch-ing' bars assoriated therewith, showingthe latt'fliing bars in'latcliing` position; Fig. i' iwan enlarged sectional view taken snbstanitiall'v` on plane T--7. l `i; l, Fie. Si is an enlarged sei-tional. .riew taken substantially' on piane ral-5. Fig,

T Fig. .tl s a view similar to Figi'. if?, but

'showing the ejector mechanisni in ejecting position; Fig. 1U is an end view ot one oil the. selector hails and selector liars and ejector nnawhanism associatedthermvitl'i,I Fig. 1l an enlarged perspective view of one ol the ejeif'tor arms,4 'lf`ig. 12 is an ei'ilarged sectional view showing the gearing connection between the selector hails and ejector arms. Fig. lf is' an enlargtal perspective view ot' the locking mechanism guideplate, Fic'. 1l an enlargrei'l perspective view of a.;lockinganecha-n-ism controlling rod, Fig. 15 is an enlarged perspective view of a detent;y bar: Fig. lo is an enlarged perspective vieiv o'l a trip lev'eig'ltlig. 1i' is anenlal'ged sectional view `taken substantially on plane 17ml?, Fig, 7, Fig.- 18 is an enlarged seetional view taken on plane 18h18', Fig. 17, Fig. 19 is `a perspective view of aY slide block formingr part ot' the rei-setting meclia nism. and Fie. 20 is a sectional view on plane 2U- 20, Fig 8.

The supporting framework for the vivl rionsmechanisms oi the machine comprises -a `base 1 and the skeleton front and rear lthe coin paying mechanism to be controlled by keys 8 mounted on the-keyboard 9 supported by the housing 5 (Fig. 5).

The adding or accounting-macl1ine ar-4 ranged below the structure nequires` no special construction but may be anv ordinary adding machine comprising a= key-board l0, printing and tabulating equipment 11, and keys 12. When any of the keys-"Son the are depressed the corresponding adding machine Ykeys 12 will also be depressed and the adding 1na-l Vchine parts will la actuated in the same that -an4 ac- Yao manner just as though' the keys were depressed during ordinary use of the machine.

'The keys 8 of the paying machine like those of the adding machine are arranged in nine rows, nine deep. Of the fourrows at the right designated B (Figs. 1 to 5), the first row represents from one cent to nine cents;

the second` row from ten cents `to ninetycents; the third row from one dollar to nine dollars; and the fourth row from -ten dollars to ninety dollars.

The remaining five rows, designated C, are employed for effect ing identification, printing and tabulating,

as for example identifying workmen, jobs, etc. lThe Various keys extend through and are guided at thetop by' the board 9, and at their lower errds extend through and are guided by the plate 13 supported on bars 14 extending across the housing 5, as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

The various selector bars 7 arev supported on edge in slotted cross bars 15, 15 extending between the front andrear walls 2 and 3 and.' at their right ends extend through opening 6 into the key-board housing 5 and are then pivoted as shown at 16, 16 to latch bars 17- arranged within the structure 5 above the cross supports 14, one of the latch bars being.

' associated with each of the keys of the groupi '13. vAs shown, the outer end of each latch bar'has a hook extension 18 which, when the 'bar is depresed, is brought in front of a' transverse bail 19 carried by the web 20 extending upwardly from shaft 21 journaled` in the front and rear walls of the housing 5.

Each latch bar has an upwardly extending .web 22 provided withv a longitudinal slot 23 -which receives the stud or pin 24-extend1ng from the key 8 with which' the bar is associated. The keys are normally held upwardly by vspring mechanism (not shown) acting on the keys 12 of the adding machine, 'and upon depression of a key 8 the correspending latch bar is depressed to carry its end 18 in front of thev bail 19. The shaft 21 has a crank arm 25 extending therefrom .to the exterior of housing 5 (Figs. 5 and-6),"

' andthis arm is connected by a link 26 with' the main actuating lever vmechanism 27 of the adding machine A in such manner that when this lever isswung forwardly the arrn 25 will be swundownwardly to rotate shaft;

21 to swing the ail 19tow'ar'd the right, the'1 depressed latch barsand'the selector bars connected therewith bein 'then shifted to.-

Wad the lg'lllt. IEach o the sel'egjor bai )'iS Provided with one or more actuating lugs 28 which extend downwardly ,therefromgt coperate with coin ejector mechanism whic will be described later,- the number and the l i spacing'of the lugs depending upon the key with which the bar is associated. vWhen 'the main actuating lever of the adding machine has `been swung back to normal position after actuation of the machine the keys 12 Ahare cam slots? i? will be restored to their upper position and will carry with them the ke s 8 and the latch bars associated therewit Arranged transversely of the machine and trunnioned in the front and rear walls 2 and 3 are the Webs or hails 29 which extend upwardly .into the path of the lugs 28 seduredto the selector bars 7, the lugs being to the left of thebails in order that when the bars are shifted toward the right the hails will be swung in clockwise direction. Adjacent the front' wall .-2 the under edges of the hails are' notched as indicated at 30 '(Figs. 7,'9 and'12) to receive ashaft 31 ex tending longitudinally and journaled at its ends'and at intermediate points in suitable brackets 32 extending rearwardly from the front wall 2.V Directly tothe left of each bail a hub 33 is journal'ed on the shaft 31' andlcarries 'a bevel gear 34 which meshes witha bevel ar 35 vsecured to the bail con centric with its trunnion axis. Extending downwardly from each hub 33 is an arm 556 having a bearing head 37 at its lower end engaging in a slot -38 provided in.- a coin ejector bar 39 extending transversely of the machine. he. arrangement is such that when a selector bar is shifted toward the right its abutment lug will coperate' with the corresponding hail to swing the bail toward-the rightto thereby rotate gears 35 'and 34 and hub 33 to vswing the associated arm 36 forwardly thereby to shift the corresponding selector bar forwardly 'to eject a, coin from'a coin magazine to be described later. j

Each ejector bar is" supported at its front` and .rear on rollers 40 and fil'journaled'in frames 42 and 43 respectively; the fraine housingv an upper roller 44 for engaging the upper side of the e'ectorbar to hold itto the rollers 40 and 41"(- 4, 7 and 9). -As

'bestshown inFigs'-.S "and 18, each ejector har hasat its frontend a lon itudinal.y vert-ical slot 45 at therea'rend o which is pivoted en ejector'armf the upwardly pro" The front vof eacliiej 48 (Fig.1r).rand' ng ejecting finger 4?,

through thefslotg.. of.the slots-issiehtli shifted forvmmdl` "the r to bring the eje "ng` surface' of P. S f

'r3.0 o Whose front end has arm has a cam slot .l

'pin after such ejection'bemg 13e .isis

. cam pins abut when the ejector bc ready for thv next forward niovemvnt of the eject-or bar.

.i\djaceiit each selector bai' t'ront ainl rear guide blocks and 523 are secured to the base 1 ofthe machine and slidable iu such blocks is a rod 54 having upstanding front and rear abutment fingers 55 and 513 between which pins 57 extend from the adjacent sv lector bar, At its front end each rod carv ries a ratchet arm 58 for cooperatintr with counter mechanism to be described later. Duringr each forward shift of a selector bar the pin 57 thereon strikes the finger on the associated i'od 54 and thisrod is shifted forwardly to effect actuation of' the associated counter mechanism. When the lector bar is restored to its rear position the pin 57 strikes the rear finger 5G on the rod 54 and the` rod restored to its normal position. A spring 59 presses on each rod 54 to yieldingly hold the rod in its `front and rear positions. the spring being mounted on the associated. .guide block 52 as clearlyshown in Iig. 8.

The counter mechanism just referred to is mounted oit a shelf t3() extending forwardly from the hase 1 of the machine, a shaft (il mounting the various-counter structures G2, the unit wheels o having a rate :t wheel L, with which the end of ar1n` of the associated actuating rod 54 cooperates. Supported on the shelf (i0 above the counter is the plate (3E, (Fig. 17) on which the coin magazine structure I) is mounted, this plate ha ving the transverse slots 64 through which the ejector arms 46 drop during rearward tra vel ol the selector bars, these selector bars traveling across the top of` the plate, (33 (Figs. 7 and 9). front plate (35 is secured to the supporting plate and luis the sight 'openings (SG for the various 'counter struc- -ftu res. 56

The coin magazine comprises a base (i7, a t'op' 68 and sides (39. Between the base and top extends the vertical cylindrical coin holders 7Uol different diameters correspond ing to the diameters of the coins to be obtained.` Asshown, each com magazine has a longitudinal slot 71 atiits front side, and is surrounded by a sleeve 72 having sight apertures 73 adapted upon rotation of the sleeve to bejbrought into register with the-slot 71 so that the coins within the magazin1 are visible. Below the base 67 of thv coin holder structure is a plate Til having openings 75 registering with the varioiis coin Vmagazines or v vlindvrs and below the openings are the pockets or passageways 71' leading to thv t'ront ot' the machine. The plate T4 rests on a series otl blocks 77 secured to the plate.r these blocks heilig separated to provide ejector |nissagv\\;i'vs 7S for thv ejector bars. Sveured'to the front ends ot' the blocks is a platv 75l which holds thv blocks in proper alinenivnt. The coin magazine structure rests on the plate (S4 with its cjcctoi'i` passagvways 7H in registration with the rvslactivv slots -l in plattI (3:1 (Figs. lT and 1H) and the structure rests' against the l'ront wall L) ol' thv machine and is dvtachabljY heldthvretd b v screws H() extending through thv opstanding-` lugs` 8l on the front wall L' (Fig. 7). l

Spanning thv l'ront olE cach` block T7 be hind the plate 7i) is a U-shapild pieve H:

whose ends c extend a distance into thc ejector passageways "7H as clearly ,shown in Figs. 17 and 1S. r'l`hv ends at the t'iont end of each ejector passageway To'rarv in the path ot' the cani pins o() on the corresponding.;r ejector barili.) and when an ejector bar reaches the lront end ot' lits jiassagew-.ry7 the pin ends, during the last part of the movement ot' the ejector bar, abut against the ends with the result that the ejector plate 4G is -l'orced downwardly to bring its ejector linger 47 below the. top oi' the'ejector bar,- such depressed jiositioirot' the ejector bar being retained until, as before described,

the earn pin -r laches the. abutuivntsl 51. duringi the last part of the r-,arward niove ment ofv the ejector bar the cani pin cams the ejector arm u|nvardly to ejector finger to its upper position ready for the next coin ejection. ln Fig. 7 they ejector bar is .shown in its noruial position. the

ejector finger 47 being up. AThe stacks of coins inthe coin chutes rest on the blocks 77 above the ejector bar passagvways'TH and as the ejector har is shifted forwardly the ejecting linger engages with the rear edge of the lowermost coin and forces the coin outwardly through the passageway 76, the coin being fully ejected and falling yfrom the machine before the cani pin 5() restore the to be returned to' y the right of the selector bars the abutments ejected, the ejectr-ba'r-can be freel re-` stored without` draggingthe ejector nger across the bottom coin ef the stack, and

furthermore the stack above the ejected coin can, immediately upongejection of a coin, drop to 'bring the then lowermost coin against the blocks 77.

Upon forward pull on the main operating lever `27 'of the machine the various selected selector bars are drawn to lthe right and the corresponding ejector bars are shifted outwardly to eject coins from the corresponding coin chutes. All. this mechanism must then be restored to normal, and for this purpose restoring mechanism is provided which 'is actuated upon rearward swing ot' the main loperating lever. Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6,-a -restoring bar 83 disposed in front of the selector bars and parallel therewith and slidable in slotted cross bars 1.5. This restoring bar is connected by a link 8 4 with a connecting har 85 which is pivoted to the crank arm 86 at the end of'thevrock shaft/,21 from which extends the bailQOfor coperating with the selector latch bars 17. When the main operating lever of lthe machine is drawn forwardly and the selected latch bars and selector bars are drawn to the right, the crank arm 86 'f will swing and will draw the `restoring bar' 83, toward the right. During. movement to 28 thereon will swing the hails 29 toward the right. On the rcstoring'barare abutments 87 l(Figs. v3 and 4), thesey abutments being to the right Aof the hails and adapted to engage therewith when the restoring bar is resto. l `to thf' left when the main operating lever is sw sig rearwardly to normal' position.-v Thus when4 the main operating lever is swung forwardly the selected hails i :will be swung toward the right, and when the'restoring lever is swung back to normal position the restoring bar will be shifted inwardly to restore the bailsrto normal positionVand the actuatedv selector chars' vwill be carried` with the bails back to normal vposition. After such restoration of the seector lbars the adding machine keys andy the paying machine selector keysl willV be raised to normalvposition and will carry the latch liars 17 upwardly to normal position.'

@tinachin'e againstperation in ysuch cases,

such 'opera-tion giving warning to the op l Voratori who must place, coins 1n the'ern'pty maybecome empty unbeknown' to theolper- '55 will'requirethe ejectionfof arvcoinfrom the. emptyA compartmeii'tfwould result in short` agefi'n'jthe coinsdeliver Means are there- It may happen that one of the coin chutes Tater,- in'. which case any Lsetup amount w ich ioreprovidedlffqr auto atically locking the compartment before he `can proceed.;` Suc ilokmg mechanism is best shown,in-\1i`igs.4, 9, '10, 13, 14, 1'5, 16, 17 and y18.

Referring tov 1 Mounted Yon the lfront 'wall2 in front ofthe restosV ing bar 83 is a plate 88 having sets of guide notches 89 and 90 in its front and rear eelges. Y

withreach bail and the inner notch of each c set visv a short distance to the right of the bail end when the bail is in its normal position ,(Fig. 4).. Normally the detent structures 91 are down with their tongues 92 to the right of the bail ends to lock the hails against swing. vIn each coin ejector bar passageway 78 a tripl lever 93 ispivotcd at its front end to one side of the passageways and the front end of each lever has an 11p-standing pointtlltextendmg through a slot 'provided in the respective block 77n The rear end of each trip lever extends below the corresponding detent bar 91, and the weights of the hars will hold the rear lends of the trip levers down in order that the lever points 94 willprojectupwarrlg into the' coin ejector passageways 78 aile-ve the hlocksfl' (Fig. 7).v If there are coins in the chutes from which `ejection is at tempted the lowermost coin will, irrimediately upon ejection movement, encounter the protruding point of the trip lever and will, 1n traveling over ther point, oscillate the v lever to swing its rear end upwardly ,to raise the detent' bar 91 and to the detent tongue 92 above the path of the bail, the bail being then free to swing to effect com.

'plete' ejection movement of 'the ejector bar and ejection of the coin (Figs.- 9 and 10). As shown in Fig. 4, the detent tongues 92 are Anormally sufficiently distant from the barils to allow enough swingofithe hails to eii'ect forward motfement of the ejector bars c alsutlicient distance to shove the coins over th'e trip lever polnts." Suppose, however, that a selection is made involvingV an ejector bar associated with an empty magazine. j

There being no-coin to be ejected upon forVv award movement of the'selector bar associ ated with the empty chute, the'corresponding trip lever will not be rotated and the associated detent bar will remaindown and its ton the selected bails have been swung a distance and the associated selector bars shifted;

forwardly a short`distance, the bail asso` e held inl advance of the associ-f A ated ball (Figs. 4 and 7). Therefore, after n rac against furthermovement and the connected selector bar is also locked, thus locking the .l

latch bar bail 19 and preventing further locking immediately gives warning to the operator who will then discover the empty coin chute. The operator-then restores the movement of the main operating lever, This i artna .ion ol tlieinan'i operating ing" coins.

i'iniin. operatiai;- lever and re]'ilenisln-is the trinity eindje whereupon the. maoh-ine can again he orairated.` i

,.tt rertain times il, will la neeessary to iuiloeli lha;` seleetor inerhanisias for` opervrinde plate` i5 and haviiig its outer end provided with an actuating' mouiller such as a ln'nirled head 9T (Figs. 1 `and 2). This rod :has oani pins` 51S rxtenilinigr therefrom. Normally-the rod. is adjusted so that the pins .exte'inl hiiiriziiintally, hut when it lesired to release the seleetor nieelninisins for operation when the ooin ehntes are empty the rod is turned to swing the pins to vertical positioi'i.r snoh inoven'ient Causing the pins to ei'ikinige with the bends o1? the detent strnc- 'the ifletent toi'iggues 12 aloove io hails. The hails being; thus nnhaaliol the niaohine can he operated when the o i'i'iagazine is empty., setting' up on -laaird E) ol the pay roll iteins and lever etuis e eeted ejes l lloirward s i'l't ol" s rods :il: which i i," ineelianisms Uil. he pa yroll ea eh 'i will iin. ioate tlie-nnnine( .ssaiy .lor the resi'ieiiztire litter the deterinination of the neeiissary the eoin chiites oan :ori` ingly and the nnloohing har llo is rotated to release the detenta ill and the nn'ieliine `can then he need for ejtttM inverni, het'ore ejection, the eoui'iter n'ieol'ninislns are reafit.: to kzero and will then respond to eael'i coin ejection and 'will ai a cheek.

:aitahle .ineel'ianisrn can be provided ittinn; the counter n'ieelianisnns. Re iu to Fi T, 8., il and 17. the various il wh if the counter sti-notaires G2 are ionrnale.. on the slniftkl between the lafari'nig i'ilateslli] to which the' shalt jonrnals. i The wlaiels oit eaeh eyronp heilig held ,iin-:li raie ol" the hearing platos hy a sijn-ing 1111 alnitting;r against. the wheels and the ad- `iarenlf l'iearijatg plate. The wheels of each n are iainrieeted. loy any well known suiiahle carry-over mechanism (not shown)"` i' tlnit the rotation oit" the units wheel in ord Vi'lil `and thenotoh 1 .7

ot the d zontal position to extend into the path of the pins 1102 on the counter wheels to serve as an alining abutment for the wheels during the resetting operation. l

The left outer endf the shaft 61 extends into the hollow stem 105 having the knnrled head G at its outer end and terminating,r at its inner end in the disk 10T. Between the dish llliand the lirst counter wheel a spring 10S enen-cles the shaft (l1 andtends to hold the disk away Vfrom tho wheel against a looking plate 109, this looking plate having a pin 11() adapted to engage in the hole 11:! in the disk 1074 to lock the stein and disk againsty rotation. Then the stein isI shoved inwardly the pin and hole are disengaged and the stein can be turned to 'etl'ect rotation ot' the shaft (il and resetting ot' the counter ineehanisi'n. Normally. that duringr,n operation of the inaehine. thil alining web 101 extends vertically to allow free rotation ot the counter wheels. v Provision is however inade to autoinatiiadly rotate the rod 103 to bring the alining wel into horizontal position into thopath olfthe counter wheel pins in order that when the shaft, (i1A setting operation. `As liest, shown in Figs.

.12, 1l) and 20, a slide hloeh 1125 is adaptedto riasipria-ate in 'the transverse groove 114 in the shel't' 13 (1. Extending toward the left front-the rear end of this liloek is a plu 11.3, engaged. hy the erank plate 111' on the alining rod 1,03. The dish 1 ()7 is noti-lied at its periphery to provide a notrli 11'4 and a tooth The vfront, end, oi a shoulder 119 on the liloek 113 normally engages in this noti-.h 117 and behind the tooth 11.8. With this arrangeinel'it when the dish IUT is shoved inwardly to release it from the looking disk- 101), and. is then turned. the tooth 4115i hy engaging gainst the shoulder 11%) will shift 'the hloek '113 rearwardly and the pin 115 eooperating with erank '111i will rotate the rod 10i-l to hiing the alining wel) 101 forwardly into horizontal position into the path of 111e counter wheel pins. Upon further turning; then ot' the disk the (aini'itor wheels are ro'- tated and reset to zero iiostion. The spring 120 ants against the rear end ot' the block 113 and tends to shift this block forwardly. [him-ver, after shifting of the block 113 rearwardly theoylindrioal periphery of the disk' 107 will he in ifi-ont of the shoulder 119 and will prevent restoration ot' the rod nn-A til the disk has iliade 'a oiiini'ilete revolution v again reaches the shoulder Atitheen of a complete revolution 10'( the counter wheels will have heen sety tozero andthe block 113 will be isp freed and will be shifted forwardly by the i' spring 120y to rengage with shoulder 119 in the notch 117 and such forward move ment of the block will effect. rotation of the rod 103 to bring its alining web into vertical position. In order that the aliiiingrod 103 may be shifted directly 1t may be pro\ vided with-a crank llever 121.

In making up certain amounts several coins of one denomination may be necessary. At such coin magazine compartments yfrom which it is desired to eject more than one` coin at each operation, the height of the ejector passageways 7G is increased and the heightsof the associated ejector fingers 47 are-correspondingly increased. For example, in the machine shown provision 1s made to eject two coins at each operation from two of the one dollar campartments, two of the twenty-dollar compartments, and two of theonecent compartments, n'

A very efficient machine is thus provided which has very desirable characterist'lcsr4 The mechanisms are designed to respond quicklyand eliiciently and with the least'resistance, friction being reduced to a mm1- mum. The ejector fingers being down durj ing rearwardmovement of the selector bars,

the weight of the coins is entirely removed therefrom. AError in ejection is also prevented as the machine becomes automatically locked as soon as attempt is made to eject from an empty magaiine compartment. `The machine can be readily set and un. locked to allow operation of the counter -mechanisms to' determine the number oi?v coins of the different denomina-tions necessary for meeting certain pay-roll. 'After an operation the counter mechanisms may be very readily restored to zero indication. By releasing the connecting link between the payingmachine key-hoard and the main operating lever of .the adding machine, the adding machine can be'- removed and used in its ordinaryv capacity. l AVle do not of course desire to be limite to the precise structures and arrangements shown and described as changes are no doubt vpossible which would still come within the scope of the invention, and the yiolf lowing-is claimed: Y j

l. In a machine'of the class described, the

combination of a holder for coins, an ejector bar and an ejector member mounted thereon, means for reciprocating said bar below sald -holder and coins therein, slots insaid bar and ejector memberrespectively, a pin passingjthrough said slots, and front and 'rear abutments in' the path of said pin as the bar is reciprocated, the slot in said ejector member being inclined and said pin when engaging with the front abutment cooperating with said slot to depress the ejector member belowthe lowermost coin inthe holder and when engaging with the rear abutment cooperating with the slot to raise the ejector member i'nto the plane of the Vlowermost coin. 2. In a nuchine of the class described, the combination of a holder for coins, an ejector bar and an ejector member mounted thereon, means vfor reciprocating said bar below said holder said bar and said member having slots,\a"\pinpassing through said slots and projecting beyond "the-sides ofgsaid bar, front and rear abutments for said pin and in the path of said bar, the slots in said bar being inclined and said pin whenv engaging with said front abutment cooperating with said bar slots to depress the ejector member below the plane of the lowermost coin in the holder and when enga ing with the rear abutment cooperating with said bar slots to again raise the ejectormember.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a holder for coins, an ejector bar and an ejector member mounted thereon, means for reciprocating said bar below said holder and coins therein, said bar having a slot, a pin extending through said ejector f member and said slot and projecting beyond the side of said bar, front and rear abutments for said pin, said slot being inclined and said pin when engaging withthe lirontV i abutment cooperating with said sil/ot to de-4 press the ejector member below the planel offrthelower-most coin and said pin when engaging with the rear abutment cooperating with said slot to restore the member to up' per position. j i a f In a machine .of the class described, the combination of a holderforaeoins, an ejector bar and an ejector menib'enmounted thereon, means for reciprocating said bar below said, holder and coins therein, said ejector member havmga slot, a pin extending through saidslot and bar and projectingbeyond the side of said bar, front and rear abutments for said pin, saidslot beingi inclined and said pin when engaging withthe frontfabutment cooperating with said slot to vdepress the ejector member below the plane of the lowermost coin and said pin when engaging with the rear abutment 'cooperating with said slot to sition. Y

5'; In a machine of the class described, the combination of a. holder `lofcoins, an ejector bar having a forked outer end, means for reciprocating said bar below the-holder and coins therein, an ejector member within the fork of the bar pivoted at its inner end to' restore lthe member topper poi the bar, a pin passing transversely through said bar and ejector member, front and rear,4

abutments for saidv pin adjacent vthe pathy of said bar, said bar and member. .having cam surfaces adapted to cooperate with said l `pin to swing the' member downwardly belovsT the Iowermost coin Ain theholder .when

said 'pinengages the front abutment and to cooperate with the to the member '13e into the plane of the .lowermost coin when the pin engages with the rear abutment.

l5.y In a machine of the class described, the

,combination of a holder for coins, an ejector j said inner abutment causing engagementcf the pin with the cam slotsl to raise the ejectin member to ejecting pcsition whereby a com will be ejected during outwardshit't of the bar and coip'eration of the pin with the outer abutment causing cooperation ot' the pin with the cam slots to drop the member to prevent engagement thereot' with coins during rearward movement of the bar.

7. In a machine of the class described. the combination ot' a coin holder. ejector mechanism associated with said holder. actuating mechanism for said ejector mechanisn'l, detent means normally in position to lock the actuating mechanisl'n against complete operation. and means controlled by a partially l ejected coin Jr'or releasing said detent mechanism. l

8. Tn a machine of the class described, the coml'iination of a coin holder` ejector mechanism associated therewith, actuating mechanism for said ejector mechanism. detent mechanism normally in the path of the actuating mechanism to prevent complete opera tion thereof, 'and releasing mechanism for said detent mechanism disposed in the path of coins ejected from said holder.

9. In a 'machine of the class described, the combiliation of a coin holder, ejector mechanism associated therewith. actuating mechanism t'or said ejector mechanism, detent mechanism normally in the path of the actuating mechanism to prevent complete `operation thereof, and a trip lever disposed to be actuated by a partially ejected coin to release the dctent mechanism to allow complete operation of the actuating mecha.- nism and complete ejection of the coin.

10. ln a machine of the class described, the (,'olnbimition of a plurality of coin holders, ejector mechanism associated with leach coin holder, actuating mechanism for each ejector mechanism, detent ,lneifzhanism associated with'each actuatingr mechanism to normally lock said actuatingr -mechanism against complete operation, and'releasing,r

mechanism for each detent mechanism, cach releasing mechanism heilig associated with 4the corresponding coin holder and controlled by the partial ejection ot' a coin to actuate the associated detcnt mechanlsm to release the respective actuating mechanism for com- V ers, ejector mechanism associated with each com holder, an actuating tram toreach ejector meclmnism,` a common actuating.

means for said actuating trains, detent mechanism assoclatedwith each yactuating tram .and normally in position to lock 'tlie4 train against complete operation. releasing mechanism for each detent mechanism` each releasing mechanism depending for operation upon the partial ejection of a coin ofthe associated coin holder.

12. In a machine ofthe class described, the combination of a plurality of coin holders. ejector 'mechanism associated with each coin holder, an actuating train for each ejector mechanilgin,'common actuating mech-- anism for said actuating trainsmeans for selectively connecting :n.tuatingtrains with said actuating mechanism, kdetent mechanism associated with Ieach actuating train and normally locking the -train and thereby th'e actuating means against complete operation, releasing mechanism for each detent mechanism, each releasing mechanism depending for its operation o the partial ejection ol a coin from the associated coin holder whereby all the selected trains and the common actuating mechanism will 4.be released to allow ejecting movement of the eorreslvmnding ejector mechanisms if the associated coin holders have coins therein and whereby the common actuating mecha nism will prevent it from complete o'eration it any one ot' the associated coin iolders is empty.

13. In a machine of the class described,

vthe common actuating mechanism will ber released to allow ejecting movement of the coiwspondimr ejector mechanisms if the as sociated coin holders have. coins therein and whereby therommon actuating n'iechnnsm will prevent it from complete operation if any one of the associated coin holders is empty, and means imlependent of saidindividual releasing mechanisms for actuating all of the detcnt mechanisms to release the actuating trains whereby the trains and actuating mechanism may be actuated independently ol the coin holders.`

14. In a machine of the class described,the

j the combination olE a plurality of 'coin holdi 'Jg l /v combination of a coin holder, ejector mecha- Vvnisin associated therewith, "counter,l mechai .the combination 'of a coin holder, ejector. ymechanism associated therewith, actuating iiisni kand actuating means therefor, actuating mechanism for simultaneously actuating said ejector mechanism and counter-' actuating mechanism, detent4 mechanism normali)1 in position to prevent operation of the actuating mechanism,v releasing mechanism for the detentmechanism controlled/f by 'the partial ejection of a coin whereby said actuating mechanism will remain locked if ,there are no coins inthe holder, and afxa iliary releasing means for the detent in aF nism for controlling the iin-lockin o .said actuating mechanism independent yff the condition of the coin holder. f

15Iii a machine of the class described,

mechanism for said `ejector mechanism, de-

., Atent mechanism normally in the' path of the l*actuating mechanism to. prevent operation thereof, -'and ai trip lever for saiddetent .mechanisim said trip lever 4bein inthe eject- .ing pathof coins from said `i'ac'tuatcd'to trip the detent mechanism and to release the -`actuating mechanism forejecting opcratiomll f 1.6. In avmachine of theclass described,`

the combination .of a coin holder, ejector mechanism associated therewith,y actuating mechanism for said ejector mechanism, de-

tent' mechanism. normally preventing complete operation of the actuating mechanism, la trip lever for-said detent mechanism pivoted below the coin holder with its outer end,

normally projecting into the coin ejecting path to be engaged by the lowermost coin during its initial ejecting movement whereby to swing said trip lever to eii'ect actuation of the detent mechanism to release the actuating mechanism for complete operation .and ejecting of the ejector vmechanism-` 17, In a machine o-.jtlie class described,

` the combination of a coin holder, ejector mechanism associated therewith, actuating mechanism for said ejector mechanism, de-

tent mechanism normally preventing complete operation of the actuating mechanism, a. 'trip lever for said detent mechanism pivoted below' the coin holder with its outer and neri aily projecting into the coin ejecting path to be engaged by the lowermost -ccin during its initial ejectng movement `Where'ey to swing said trip e y the actuating mechanism for complete older to be actuation of the detcnt mechanism to release eratioii'and ejecting of the ejetor m'echariism,

andr means for releasing the detent mecha- -I nsm independently of ,said triplever, ,Y j l6l) 18. In a` machine of the class described, the combination of a coin'holder, aiigejector bar adapted to reciprocate' below. saijlI coin holder, anfactuating larm forsaid ejector bar adPtdtO Swing in the piane thereoffa bevel gear secured to Said arm, ashaft and`y a gear thereon for meshing iitfh said arm gear to swing the arm whenithe shaft is i'o'-''`, A tated, means forA rotating said shaft, a bail J on said shaft, and a barI adapted to vbe 7K0, reciprocated to coperate with fsaid bail to, rotate said shaft. Y 1

19. In a machine. of the-class described" 33 the combination of a row of coin holders," an

ejector bar reciprocable under eachv holder,`7:5 i

a shaft above said bars, an actuating arm for each bar, said arms being pivoted onl said shaft, a bevel gear secured to each arm, a l bail structure adjacent each arm and a. bevel" fgear thereon ornieshing with the gear on said arm, and means for. selectively actuating said hails to eEect swingof the cori-espondl ing 'arm andI reciprocation of the associated ejector bar.. j j

.20. Ina machine of the class described, '85 the combination of a row of coin holders, an ejector bar reciprocable'under each holder, a shaft above said bars, an actuating arm for each bar, said arms being pivoted on said shaft, a bevel ear secured to eacharm, a bail structure a jacent each arm and a. bevel gear v'thereon for meshing with the gear on said arm, means for lselectively actuatingsaid bails to e'ect swing of the corresponding normally `-preventing complete operation thereof, and a trip lever for each datent 'member projected into the ejecting path of theV associated holder to be actuated to trip the detent member to release the bail for complte operation.

In witness whereof, We hereunto subscribe our names this 3rd day of Nov., A. D. 1914.

NELSON C. VAITT. FREDRICK N. ROSENSTENGEL.

Witnesses:

WM. J. BELKNAP, JAMES P. BARRY. 

